A cry break is a vocal break in a tone or note in a song. It is characteristic in the singing tone of Hank Williams where a note seems to break and start over again. There are notes that the singer sounds near to the point of starting to cry. It is a technique that is used in country singing. S ongs that deal with the issues of sorrow and loss are likely to contain cry breaks.
Famous quotes containing the words cry and/or break:
“He would cry out on life, that what it wants
Is not its own love back in copy speech,
But counter-love, original response.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Too many feathers can sink a boat, and too many knick-knacks can break an axle.”
—Chinese proverb.